Vintage Beautiful Qaxacan Black Clay Beads...can be worn as is (approximate length 28 inches) or strung with other beads. Strung on string. Tubular beads in different lengths. Longest bead approximately 30mm in length.
I purchased these in 1989 in Qaxaca.
Black Clay pottery is a style of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico, distinguished by its color, sheen and unique designs. Oaxaca is one of few Mexican states which is characterized by the continuance of its ancestral crafts, which are still used in everyday life.[1] Barro negro is one of several pottery traditions in the state 2] however, barro negro is one of the best known and most identified with the state.[3] It is also one of the most popular and appreciated styles of pottery in Mexico.[4] The origins of this pottery style extends as far back as the Monte Alban period and for almost all of this pottery's history, had been available only in a grayish matte finish. In the 1950s, a potter named Doña Rosa devised a way to put a black metallic like sheen onto the pottery by polishing it before firing. This look has made the pottery far more popular.
Product code: Buy Vintage Tubular Qaxacan Black Clay Beads